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24- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 12, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice ! D> PORT PERRY STAR < URAL RooTs IX JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR THE WINNER of a draw for a quilt that was raffled off during Port Perry's Fair on the Labor Day weekend was Tracy Scott, of Scugog Island, whose lucky ticket number was 13. She's joined here by Barb Cartan of the Port Perry Patchers, who raffled off the $1,500 quilt. Church moderator to pay area a visit ct -------- Ashburn He =1a]:] Ashton A very enjoyable and informa- tive evening was spent in Burns Church as Debbie Batten spoke of her experience during the eleven months she spent with "Up With People". From her headquarters in Denver, Colo- rado, her group travelled through the Eastern United States and Canada, as well as geveral countries in Europe. Debbie is now attending Niagg- ra College at Niagara on the Lake. Everyone in invited to attend a breakfast with the Moderator of General Assembly, of the Presbyterian Church in Cana- da, Dr. Alan McPherson on Sat- urday, Sept. 30 at Lakeridge Golf Course. Costis $15 - $5 will go to Presbyterian Sharing. For further information you may call the Church office - 655- 8509. The Ladies' Bible Class will meet on Wednesday evening at the home of Florence Ashton at 8p.m. Burton and Ruth Wood have recently moved to Port Perry. We welcome Andy and Lee Ten- nant of Whitby who have moved into their former home. Advance notice - please mark your calendars for Sunday, No- vember 12 for a Gospel Music concert with the Kingsway Quartet and soloist Debbie Bat- ten. Church service this week will be held in Epsom Church at the new time of 9:30 a.m. The chil- dren will be gathered down- stairs during the service under the supervision of Heather Bur- ton. The Epsom-Utica Church Board will meet this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Epsom Church. The joint board will meet the fol- lowing Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. in Goodwood Church. The Hall Board is undertak- ing to hold a Square Dance with music by the Lowerys and caller Mac Ransberry and there will also be a Line Dance instructor to help out in that area. This is to be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. For tickets contact Rob McDonald, Judy MacSween or Dale Slack. Watch for flyers for more details. There were 11 tables of eu- chre played in the hall on Friday evening. Prize winners were Verna Smith, Phyllis Pegg and Jean Johnston for the ladies; Art Gibson, Don Geer and Bruce Houghland for the men. Lone hand prize was won by Carolyn Parish. Freeze-out winners were Ruth and Ed Skinner with Celeste Smalley and Phyllis "Utica & Epsom on - Pegg getting second. Draws were won by Milton Anderson, Bruce Houghland and Gordon Wilson. Milton Anderson was the 50/50 draw winner. There will be another euchre in two weeks, Sept. 22 and you are in- vited to come on out. Visitors with Don and Stella Asling this past week were Gor- don Prentice of Port Perry and his son Carl from Acton who were on a quest of some family history. Dr. John Davies visited on Thursday and Michele Fos- ter of Sutton visited on Friday. The Daycare will be holding an Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. and in- Board meets on Thursday vite everyone to come and view their facilities and meet the staff. Friends and neighbors gath- ered at Epsom Church on Tues- day evening for a shower in hon- or of the forthcoming marriage of Collette Bertrand and Keith Roberge which will be held this Saturday in Port Perry. The joy- ous occasion was dampened by the passing that morning of Col- lette's grandmother Noreen Bertrand. Our sympathy to the Bertrand family in their be- reavement. I understand that former Ep- som neighbor Hazel Medd is home from Port Perry Hospital and coming along slowly. It was a busy summer for Jo- hanna Urich and the Eric Sobil family who have cottages on Redstone Lake in Haliburton. They enjoyed the lake during the hot days but didn't appre- ciate the tremendously high winds and storms. Company kept them busy during the sum- mer with family and friends vis- iting. Johanna entertained rela- tives from Switzerland for a few weeks, taking them on trips "around the area. Curling season on the way What beautiful weather for all the fairs in this area over the weekend - Orono, Uxbridge and Oakwood and as well as the many, many others in Ontario. Many of the local Blackstock residents attended some of these. Congratulations to Heather | Malcolm who was chosen Am- bassador of the Durham Cen- tral (Orono) Fair on Thursday evening. Best wishes for a great year ahead. On Sunday Cheryl Graham hosted a Toms Picnic at the home of her parents Harvey and Joan Graham when nearly 50 descendants of John and Anne (Vance) Toms gathered for a great time beginning with a bountiful pot luck dinner and followed by much visiting and children's activities. One high- light for the little folk was Jan- ice St. John's face painting. The Club completed a successful year at Blackstock Arena with 81 members. Winners of the President's Trophy - Ladies - Katie Lautenbach of Black- stock, Men's - Bruce Mitchell of Brooklin. Executive for the 1995-96 sea- son will be President - Hugh Or- miston; Vice-President - John McMillan; Sec.-Treas. - Doris Nottingham; Directors: Ron Douglas, Larry Spires, Law- rence Malcolm, Katie Lautin- Scugog Shuffleboard . -- Blackstock bach, Klaas Bakker, Bruce Mitchell and Frank Wilson. The 1996 season will be extended to run from May 8 to Sept. 25. The Curling Open Meeting held at the Blackstock United Church this week brought for- ward some new ideas. Registra- tion night will be held in mid- late October (date will be final- ized later) but in the meantime anyone who wishes to curl in the afternoon, mens, mixed or the new competitive league is to call President Carol Gray at 986- 5068, Fred Ford at 986-0352, Ron Vice 6565-5045, Barb Stead at 263-8295 or Joyce Kelly at 986-4257. Junior Curling for both public school and high school aged students will be held after school on Monday and Tuesdays. Curlers of all levels from completely inexperienced to the competitive level will be welcomed in the league of your choice. Do consider the possibili- ty and call one of the above as soon as possible so plans can be finalized. Our thoughts are extended to Jim McLeod who has been hos- pitalized for some time now. On Tuesday evening the sen- jor citizens held a pot luck sup- per followed by the regular card party with the following win- ners - Mary Finney, Verna Rob- inson, Ruby Cochrane, Kath- leen Watts, Carl Gimblett, Sarah Brunton and Jean Por- rill. Lucky draws were won by May Shortridge, Verna Robin- son, Charlie Campbell, Grant Bright, Myrtle Gimblett and Sa- rah Brunton. Congratultions to Helen and Stuart Dorrell on the arrival of a new grandson, a baby boy born to daughter Lisa and Steve Tufts of Elgin, Manitoba on Sunday night. Helen and Stuart probably will be travelling to Manitoba to see baby Lucas be- fore long. Recently they spent a week in Northern Ontario visit- ing son Darcy and Laura Dorrell and family at Charlton when Stuart helped with some of the farm work there. Now that the post secondary schools have begun their first terms again, I would appreciate hearing from families who have students in the many universi- ties and colleges. Hopefully the long hist will be ready for next week's paper. a et hd PS HT, |